YI - U.S. IPO Week Ahead: No IPOs But Plenty Of Potential Launches
No IPOs are scheduled for the week ahead, unusual for mid-March. It may be due to some lingering effects from the government shutdown, as the SEC works through its backlog.
With the VIX Volatility Index comfortably below 20 and strong YTD returns in the IPO Index, the IPO market is receptive to new issuers, reinforced by this past week's trading from ShockWave Medical ([[SWAV]] +86% from IPO) and Futu Holdings ([[FHL]]; +28%).
So instead of pricings, look out for IPO launches. Futu's positive trading should encourage close competitor UP Fintech (TIGR) to begin marketing its